SEN Teaching Assistant for the Resource Base

Gillingham Primary School, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QR

12 days remaining to apply

Start date details
6th January 2025
Closing date
12 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £12,494 - £12,893 per annum

SEN Teaching Assistant for the Resource Base job summary

SEN Teaching Assistant for the Resource Base

Pickwick Academy Trust would like to recruit a part-time SEN Teaching Assistant for the Resource Base, based at Gillingham Primary School. The appointment will be fixed-term due to funding for a named child and the contract will end when he/she leaves Gillingham Primary School or no longer needs support.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 1.00pm, 38 weeks per year (term time, excluding TD days).

Salary range: Dorset Grade 4, Point 4 - Dorset Grade 6, Point 6, £24,404 - £25,183 pro rata, actual salary £12,494 - £12,893 per annum

Required to start: 6th January 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team in our Complex Communication Needs (CCN) Base. We are a multidisciplinary team, drawing expertise from a variety of professionals including mainstream and special education, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and educational psychology. Within our Base, we recognise that although most learning in childhood occurs in the social context of daily activities and experiences, this is very challenging for children with social, emotional and communication needs, particularly children with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). It is our passion to help children overcome these barriers.

Under the direction and supervision of the Base Teacher and SENCO, you will:

Support children’s learning through the social context of play activities, designed to support success and independence in everyday routines, both within an individual and small group basis

Help meet pupil’s academic, social, emotional and communication needs within the Base and their mainstream class.

We are looking for someone who:

Can demonstrate knowledge, understanding and experience relating to pupils with high-level SEND: ASC and social communication/emotional regulation difficulties.

Has experience of enabling children with high-level needs make progress in their learning; applying knowledge of the curriculum appropriately and having high expectations for every child.

Develops effective relationships with children that enable them to engage well in their learning and develop socially, emotionally and personally.

Is supportive of a therapeutic approach - both when managing challenging behaviour and in their daily approach

Is committed to excellent teamwork and communicates effectively with colleagues, parents and children.

Demonstrates emotional resilience and enjoys the challenge of a varied and highly rewarding role.

We can offer you:

Generous contributory pension provision

Family friendly policies

Commitment to flexible working;

Generous terms and conditions, and transparent policies with staff consulted directly on all key HR policies

Access to Employee Wellbeing support and counselling telephone support for all staff

Strong central team committed to and providing high level of support for staff at all levels

People Strategy in place setting out the Trust’s commitments and initiatives to support staff

A real family and togetherness feel, where everyone is included and listened to, and ensures no one feels isolated

Free eye tests (for those assessed as regular Display Equipment Users, and glasses if needed specifically for particular roles)

Free annual flu jab

Partnership with the Motor Source Group, enabling staff to benefit from discounts on new and used cars (average £4k saving on a standard new car)

Wiltshire Rewards (LA scheme enabling discounts across a range of retail outlets - available to Wiltshire schools)

Emergency Salary Advance Scheme

The jobholder must demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This will involve undertaking annual Safeguard training and using school reporting systems for any Safeguard concerns.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information.

Interested candidates are required to complete and return an application form by 12 noon on Thursday 12th December 2024

Interviews will be conducted on Thursday 19th December 2024.

Please do not apply via the Indeed website and please note that we cannot accept CVs.

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At Pickwick Academy Trust we are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we require anyone joining our school to actively contribute to this commitment.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of safer recruitment due diligence. Successful candidates will be subject to a range of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check and a barred list check if working in regulated activity

Pickwick Academy Trust is a friendly and inclusive community and is committed to equality of opportunity for all. Our aim is to ensure that no applicant or employee is discriminated against or is disadvantaged by policies, procedures, conditions or requirements. We have a caring and supportive environment where wellbeing is a key priority – flexible working requests will be considered.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.